Growing Your Business with Social Media–the New Competitive Advantage developed and presented by Martin Brossman
A dynamic overview of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google Plus, Pinterest, Youtube, Blogging and free on-line directories. Learn how to get started with free Social Media platforms and web-based directories, and understand which marketing approaches are best for your business. This class will give you real-world examples of small and micro businesses that are successfully using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest, Yelp and other sources. You will take away an easy-to-implement grassroots marketing strategy to give your business the edge it needs to compete in today’s fast-moving online world.
Using Instagram to Gain and Retain More Business for Small Business Owners
by Martin Brossman
Learn how to effectively use Instagram to stay top of mind with current customers and attract new customers. This popular photo sharing platform is especially important if you want to attract a younger audience that is fully integrated into the mobile world. This class will include correct etiquette as well as understanding and proper use of hashtags.
With 100 million active users, 40 million Photos Per Day, 8500 Likes Per Second, and 1000 Comments Per Second, it is a growing platform that is drawing the attention of more prospective customers for you.
This class also includes how Instagram interfaces with other social media platforms, other core photo sharing platforms and short video sharing platforms. Smart Phones are not required but it is suggested you bring your if you have one and download Instagram before the class.
Call Colleen Gray to schedule the class: (919) 858-6122 – or email her.
How Small Business Can Leverage the Cloud to be More Effective in Marketing An introduction to cloud-based (Web-based) computing tools
Cloud-based computing, which allows you to share files and applications over the internet, provides a high level of accessibility that frees the small business owner from a fixed workstation environment. Cloud service options include highly flexible, very secure data storage and manipulation. Some of the popular data sharing/processing/storage services are Dropbox, Salesforce and Evernote, among a wide variety of cloud-based services we will introduce. These free and low cost Web-based resources are accessible from your desktop, tablet or smart phone.
This training will include:
How to use team sharing of information
How cloud resources allow you to enhance customer relationships, inprove your marketing effort.
How to be able to access data in front of your customer
How to establish security for your Web-based services
You will come away with a broad knowledge of cloud-driven tools for reducing costs and increasing efficiency in your small business.
Learning Objectives:
Client Server Arch (Introductory information only)
Cloud definition
Mobile App def
Security
File/data sharing
Leveraging cloud resources to increase marketing effectiveness
Course Length: Variable, 3hrs min, can be collated into multiple blocks for greater detail
Can be taught as a 3hr over view or three 3hr classes allowing for more integration or a all day training.
It also can be taught in a classroom setting or a computer lab (hands-on) class. Participants for the hands-on class are required to establish a Google email account (gmail) in advance.
Call Colleen Gray to schedule the class: (919) 858-6122 – or email her.
Special thanks to Danial Farmer Director of the Small Business Center at Randolph Community College for his input on this class.
Shop Local – Buy Local – Invest Local
to gain more business for you and your area
Developed and taught by Martin Brossman
Learn how to generate a dynamic Shop Local strategy to help your business, your town and your county. Because keeping more money in the local economy creates a foundation for real economic growth, it’s important to add the power of Social Media to rev up traditional local marketing efforts and build a higher level of enthusiasm for reaching current and future customers. This is where the New Media—on the air —connects with old-fashioned customer service on the ground to appeal to an ever-widening audience that is searching and making purchase decisions online.
Major topics of the seminar include:
▪ Maximizing the attracting power of smart phones and tablets used by prospective customers, to draw them into your business.
▪ Understanding effective ways of investing your time, attention and money that help your own business and community.
▪ Using the right combination of marketing, web directories and social media to multiply your marketing efforts
▪ Integrating the mission of the town with the individual mission of each business to make your area a true destination for outside visitors to spend more money in your area.
It can be taught in a classroom setting or a computer lab (hands-on) class. Participants for the hands-on class are required to establish a Google email account (gmail) in advance.
Call Colleen Gray to schedule the class: (919) 858-6122 – or email her.
John talks about what it means to his family when people buy local at Sola Coffee Shop in Raleigh NC:
Example of a Pinterest Board to support Shop Local
